Lot 125. A small green-enamelled yellow-ground 'lotus' cup, Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period (1723-1735); 7.6cm diam. Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000. Sold for HK$ 175,000 (€16,550). Photo: Bonhams.

Delicately potted with deep rounded sides rising from a recessed circular base, the exterior decorated in green enamel above incised stylised lotus blooms borne on a single undulating leafy vine, covered inside and out with a lemon yellow glaze thinning at the mouth rim. 

Note: This present lot belongs to a well-known group of wares made with incised decoration, highlighted with green enamel, on a rich yellow-glazed ground. A bowl with similar decorative technique but depicting dragons is in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Miscellaneous Enamelled Porcelains, Plain Tricoloured Porcelains, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Shanghai, 2009, p.122, pl.101.

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, Hong Kong, Admiralty, 26 May 2014